Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 341 | 253 | 286 | 286 | 405 | 574 | 803 | 939 | 952 | 502 | 347 | 287 | 202 | 160 | 120 | 99 | 105 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.91m | 4:25PM1.90m | 4:49AM1.90m | 5:10PM1.85m | 5:35AM1.88m | 5:56PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.14m | 10:37PM0.14m | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:23PM0.18m | 11:52AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 170 | 341 | 253 | 286 | 276 | 266 | 198 | 142 | 118 | 682 | 502 | 347 | 287 | 202 | 160 | 120 | 99 | 105 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 14 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | — | 113 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 106 | 154 | 233 | 238 | 286 | 405 | 574 | 803 | 939 | 952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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